Why do people choose one board over the other? Don't get me wrong I understand the different shapes and new technology designed in the boards today. I'm just saying what makes you pick brand "A" from "B", "C", or "D"? Just trying to figure it out considering most boards are becoming all alike. Is it the art designs, price, small hand build shop, American made? What is it?!

yeah it can be overwhelming, but it is pretty easy to narrow it down to a handful of boards. main thing is knowing what kind of riding you think you'll be doing. freestyle vs freeride, park, groomers, powder? maybe a bit of everything?

there are lots of 'buying my first board' threads on this forum that you should check out to get a head start. personally I would recommend a mid-flex flat-camber, but then again you didn't really give us a lot of information to work with.

a lot of it is needing to be able to decipher BS from actual benefits... a lot of these companies are spoofing up their products with all this marketing juice and terminology to make their product sound better. take mervin's ecogenics for example... they market that as a feature... well... i guarantee you that board isnt much more eco-friendly than the neversummer down the road. dont get overwhelmed with the BS, get the info you need, profile, size, weight rating, direction, and flex.

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a lot of it is needing to be able to decipher BS from actual benefits... a lot of these companies are spoofing up their products with all this marketing juice and terminology to make their product sound better. take mervin's ecogenics for example... they market that as a feature... well... i guarantee you that board isnt much more eco-friendly than the neversummer down the road. dont get overwhelmed with the BS, get the info you need, profile, size, weight rating, direction, and flex.

When he says "a lot of these companoes", he means "all of these companies. The marketing jargon is becoming a deafening roar of noise. Not just in this industry, but in general. There's a lot of bullshit to have to decipher. Most companies are doing very similar things, but everyone has their own trademarked terminology for it. It makes comparison shopping very difficult.

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90% rider, 10% board... I buy based on reviews and sales. Was tossing around a few boards in my head a few months ago, the Jones Mountain Twin was one of them. Sure enough snagged one brand new in my size for half price, that made the decision for me.
Is it really much better than my 4 year old Turbo Dream? Not really, but it is new and psychologically speaking, I 'feel' like I am a better rider on it

When he says "a lot of these companoes", he means "all of these companies. The marketing jargon is becoming a deafening roar of noise. Not just in this industry, but in general. There's a lot of bullshit to have to decipher. Most companies are doing very similar things, but everyone has their own trademarked terminology for it. It makes comparison shopping very difficult.

he's right now that i think about it... they all do it...

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